Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Virginia) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) have said the U.S. Navy should launch organizational changes and strategic communication efforts in an effort to address readiness issues, USNI News reported Wednesday. Wittman said Wednesday at the 2018 Surface Navy Association symposium that the service should introduce changes to fleet …
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3M Chairman, CEO, Mike Roman, Releases Update on N95 Respirators in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
3M chairman and CEO Mike Roman has issued an update concerning the progress of the company’s capacity of N95 respirators and measures to combat price gouging and counterfeiting, and new partnerships to help protect healthcare workers, the company announced on Wednesday.
Read More »NASA Eyes Machine Learning, DoD Partnerships to Support Zero-Trust Implementation
Mike Witt, associate chief information officer for cybersecurity and privacy at NASA, has said the agency is working to apply zero-trust principles through emerging technologies and partnerships with the Department of Defense (DoD).
Read More »NASA Officials Address Challenges in Sustaining IT Systems of Space Assets
Renee Wynn, chief information officer of NASA, has said in an audio interview that it will take time for the agency to achieve a cybersecurity posture for its information technology assets, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Wynn explained that NASA cannot modernize some of its IT systems as they are …
Read More »Federal News Radio: NASA CISO Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz to Step Down
Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz will leave step down as NASA’s chief information security officer with April 28 as her last day on the job, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jason Miller writes Mike Witt, who joined NASA in February as deputy CISO, will serve as acting CISO to replace Hanna-Ruiz, who also holds …
Read More »Trump Asks Congress for Additional $1.6B NASA Funding to Support Moon Mission
President Trump wants to give NASA an additional $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2020 to support the mission to return humans to the moon's surface by 2024, Reuters reported Tuesday. The request comes as the administration expects an increase for the costs of the lunar mission after Vice President Mike Pence announced a shorter timeline for the project, which was originally planned for 2028.
Read More »House OKs Resolutions to Condemn Stopgap Funding Measures
The House on Tuesday passed three resolutions that seek to advance stable military funding by condemning the use of continuing resolutions that serve as stop-gap funding measures if Congress fails to approve appropriations bills prior to the start of another fiscal year in October, Defense News reported Tuesday. House Armed …
Read More »Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton to Replace Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser
President Donald Trump has named John Bolton, former United Nations ambassador, to succeed the retiring Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security adviser, The Hill reported Thursday. Trump announced in a tweet Thursday that Bolton’s appointment will take effect April 9. Bolton is a Fox News analyst and currently …
Read More »A&D Trade Group Asks Congress to Finalize FY 2018 Spending Bill, Address Budget Caps
The Aerospace Industries Association has called on House and Senate leaders to finalize the appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018 as well as repeal or increase the budget caps in order to avert a possible sequestration. AIA and other defense and aerospace industry executives wrote in the Dec. 1 letter …
Read More »James Comey: FBI Investigates Russia’s Interference in US Election
FBI Director James Comey has informed House Intelligence Committee members that the bureau is looking into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election and any coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, CNN reported Tuesday. Stephen Collinson writes Comey told the committee at a Monday hearing that FBI will also investigate if any crimes were committed in the …
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